Rags To Witches by Bella Falls

Author:Bella Falls [Falls, Bella]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Evermore Press
Published: 2020-01-30T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Gloria stood with me and my girlfriends in place on the outer circle for the final ritual of the night. I didn’t know how other covens ran things, but I kind of liked the meditation and attempt at focusing all of our energy together to put light and love out into the world. I squeezed my eyes extra tight and added a little more intent for it to affect Azalea and Harrison’s lives a little sooner rather than later.

At the center of the ritual, Ebonee held up her hands. “We honor the elements, Earth, Air, Fire, and Water, and ask for balance in our lives as you live in all of us.”

A little of my own magic zinged to life at the mention of my particular element. Although most witches had a mix of the elements in them, thanks to the witchy genes from my mother, I leaned so heavily to fire that I often wondered if it meant I was off balance all together. Then again, Cate practiced earth magics while Crystal’s gifts with water influenced her entire life. We all lived with the powers life dealt us as best we could, and maybe relied on each other to bring stability rather than solely on ourselves alone.

As a coven, we faced each of the cardinal directions in the final salutation to close the ritual circles. Holding onto Gloria on my right side and Dani on my left, I readied myself for the little burst of power the collective passed on to each other at the very end. Tonight, I looked forward to the boost of energy to fuel us for our planned brainstorm.

“So may it be,” finished Ebonee, waiting for the rest of us to repeat the phrase.

The zing of energy flowed through Dani and into me. It passed into Gloria, and she yanked her hand away with a yelp. She doubled over as if someone had punched her in her gut.

“Are you okay?” I asked, breaking the calm after the ritual had finished.

She pulled in a sharp breath and cradled her stomach. “Yeah, I think so. I knew I shouldn’t have eaten that chicken salad before coming. I’ve been so busy staying with Azalea at the hospital, I think it might have been too old.”

I held her about her shoulders. “Let one of us take you home.”

“I can drive as long as I don’t stop anywhere else,” she reassured us. “Don’t worry about me. Stick to your plan.”

The coven members who stayed to check on her moved away, and I spotted Azalea’s parents walking in our direction. “Uh oh. Maybe you should go right now.”

“Gloria,” Azalea’s father called out. “We’d like to ask you about our daughter.”

“Not now, sir,” I insisted. “She’s a little under the weather and should go straight home.”

Azalea’s mother stepped forward, ignoring me. “We’d like for you to convince our daughter to let us see her. We have things we need to talk through with her.”

Gloria’s face crumpled in pain. “After everything you put her through, I don’t blame her for keeping you away.

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